Brooklyn-based Plates of Cake have recently released their self-titled album on All Hands Electric (Zachary Cale, Woodsy Pride). Recorded on 8 track reel-to-reel and 4-track cassette, the album has a warm, retro sound that perfectly suits the music, which recalls Guided By Voices, The Byrds and sometimes, even The Replacements. Sharp guitars, interesting melodies, and lyrics both thoughtful and oddball (What’s so great about masking tape/ Is it the flesh tone color beige? from “Old Debts”) are heard throughout Plates of Cake. Songwriter/guitarist Jonathan Byerley has one of the most interesting voices I’ve heard all year – a deep baritone that is a cross between Bob Dylan and Warren Zevon — and somehow he pulls it off. Standout tracks include the pleasant rambler “Living Winter,” upbeat “Emil the Soldier” and Leonard Cohen-esque “This Way; Not Some Other Way.” – Written by DBosket
SIMILAR | Archers of Loaf, Guided By Voices, Times New Viking, Pela, Woodsy Pride, Yo La Tengo